SIM800 Series_Multiplexer

_Application Note
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About Document

Version History

Version Date Owner What is new

1.00 2013-10-28 Ming.yang New version
1.01 2014-06-30 Haibing.chen Chapter Scope, Add projects
Chapter 2.6,Add note
1.02 2016-11-17 Wenjie.lai Scope
1.03 2019-08-12 Yulong.zheng Modify format of UA frame
1.04 2020-06-15 Yizhe.Tan Change the style
/Wenjie.Lai

Scope

This document presents the AT command of multiplexer operation and application examples.

This document can apply to SIM800 series modules with multiplexer function.

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Contents

About Document ..................................................................................................................................3

Version History ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 3

Contents ................................................................................................................................................4

1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................6
1.1 Purpose of the document ............................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Related documents ..................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Conventions and abbreviations ................................................................................................... 6

2 Multiplexer Introduction ...............................................................................................................8

2.1 Multiplexer Design Purpose ........................................................................................................ 8
2.2 Architecture Diagram .................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 Restrictions ................................................................................................................................. 9

3 SIMCOM Multiplexer Protocol ....................................................................................................10

3.1 Transmission Frame Structures ................................................................................................ 10
3.1.1 Opening and Closing Flag Field ..................................................................................... 10
3.1.2 Address Flag Field ......................................................................................................... 10
3.1.3 Address Flag Field ......................................................................................................... 11
3.1.4 Length Field ................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.5 Information Field ............................................................................................................ 12
3.2 Frame Type ............................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1 SABM ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.2.2 UA .................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2.3 DISC............................................................................................................................... 13
3.2.4 DM.................................................................................................................................. 13
3.2.5 UIH ................................................................................................................................. 13
3.2.6 UI ................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 DLC Establishment ................................................................................................................... 13
3.4 Closing Down DLC .................................................................................................................... 14
3.5 Control Channel ........................................................................................................................ 14
3.6.1 PSC ................................................................................................................................ 15
3.6.2 CLD ................................................................................................................................ 15
3.6.3 Test................................................................................................................................. 15
3.6.4 MSC ............................................................................................................................... 16
3.6.5 FCoff .............................................................................................................................. 16
3.6.6 FCon .............................................................................................................................. 17
3.6.7 PN,NSC,RPN,RLS,SNC................................................................................................. 17

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3.7 Data Channel ............................................................................................................................ 17

3.8 About Flow Control ................................................................................................................... 17
3.9 Samples for Frame Structure .................................................................................................... 18
3.10 Transmission Bit Sequence ...................................................................................................... 19

4 MUX Examples .............................................................................................................................20

4.1 Establish Channels ................................................................................................................... 20
4.2 Frame Transmission ................................................................................................................. 22
4.3 Power Saving Mode and Wake Up ........................................................................................... 22
4.4 Flow Control .............................................................................................................................. 23
4.5 Dealing with the Wrong Frame.................................................................................................. 24
4.6 Closing down Multiplexers ........................................................................................................ 24

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose of the document

Based on module AT command manual, this document will introduce SIMCom multiplexer protocol and the
technical details of how to make use of it.

Developers could understand and develop application quickly and efficiently based on this document.

1.2 Related documents

[1] SIM800 Series AT Command Manual

[2] Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+)
[3] Terminal Equipment to Mobile Station (TE-MS) multiplexer protocol (GSM 07.10 version 7.1.0 Release
1998)

1.3 Conventions and abbreviations

Abbreviation Description
DLC Data Link Connection
DLCI Data Link Connection Identifier
RLS Remote Line Status Command
SABM Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode
UA Unnumbered Acknowledgement
DM Disconnected Mode
DISC Disconnect (DISC) command
Unnumbered information with header check (UIH) command and
UIH
response

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UI Unnumbered Information command and response

PSC Power Saving Control
CLD Multiplexer Close Down
MSC Modem Status Command
TE Terminal Equipment
MS Mobile Station
FC Flow Control
RTC Ready To Communicate
RTR Ready To Receive
IC Incoming Call Indicator
DV Data Valid
PN Parameter Negotiation
FCon Flow Control On Command
FCoff Flow Control Off Command
NSC Non Support Command
RPN Remote Port Negotiation
RLS Remote Line Status Command
SNC Service Negotiation Command
TE Terminal Equipment
MS Mobile Station

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2 Multiplexer Introduction

2.1 Multiplexer Design Purpose

A device using GPRS or GSM data may wish to receive and transmit multiple streams of data
simultaneously. These are Command data (AT commands), GPRS data and GSM circuit switched data
(CSD). These streams are essentially independent to one another.

As to the non-multiplexer device, it is so inefficient to deal with only one kind or one channel of data steam
during a period of time. Therefore, SIMCom multiplexer is designed with GSM0710 standard to separate
transmission device layer into several logic channels (DLC) in order to transmit data simultaneously. Each
channel has its own buffer management and flow control mechanism.

2.2 Architecture Diagram

SIMCOM multiplexer architecture diagram is as following：

SIMCom Multiplexer

D D D D
L L L L
C C C C
1 2 3 4

Transmission Device Layer (Serial Port)

Multiplexed
data
streams

Client Application

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SIMCOM Multiplexer is established upon system transmission device layer (Commonly serial port). Data
streams are addressed with DLCI value and encapsulated in frames based on GSM 0710 protocol (Chapter
2, SIMCOM Multiplexer Protocol) and transmitted through interface provided by transmission device layer.

2.3 Restrictions

 Error Recovery Mode is not supported

 PN, NSC, RPN, RLS, SNC message frames are not supported,
 All the system parameters defined in GSM 0710 are set to default as following table

Parameter Value Comment

T1 100 milliseconds Time that a station will wait for an
(Acknowledgement Timer) acknowledgement before resorting to other
action
N1 255 Maximum number of octets that that may
(Maximum Frame Size) be contained in an information field
N2 3 Not used
(Maximum number of
retransmissions)
T2 300 milliseconds Not used
(Response Timer for multiplexer
control channel)
T3 10 seconds Amount of time the transmitting station of a
(Response Timer for wake-up power wake-up command waits before
procedure) raising an alarm when no response is
received
K N/A Not used
(Window Size)

 UI Frames are not supported

 Only supports GSM 0710 Basic Option

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3 SIMCOM Multiplexer Protocol

SIMCom Multiplexer protocol provides a data transmission mechanism by establishing DLC between TE
and MS. Several DLC can be set up. Each one is independent to one another and has its own management
of buffer and flow control. All information transmitted between the TE and MS is conveyed in frames.

3.1 Transmission Frame Structures

The frame structure is composed of an opening and a closing flag, an address field, a control field, a Length
field, an information field and FCS field. Please see following table.

Opening Address Control Length Information FCS Closing

Flag Field Field Field Field Field Flag
1 byte 1 byte 1 byte 2 byte Multi-byte 1 byte 1 byte

3.1.1 Opening and Closing Flag Field

Each frame begins and ends with a flag sequence octet which is defined as a constant bit pattern 0xF9.

3.1.2 Address Flag Field

The address field consists of a single octet. It contains the Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI), the C/R
bit and the address field extension bit (EA) as following table.

Bit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA CR DLCI DLCI DLCI DLCI DLCI DLCI

The range of the address field may be extended by use of the EA bit. When the EA bit is set to 1 in an octet,
it signifies that this octet is the last octet of the address field. When the EA bit is set to 0, it signifies that
another octet of the address field follows. SIMCom multiplexer only supports one address octet so the EA
bit is always set to 1.

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The C/R (command/response) bit identifies the frame as either a command or a response.

The DLCI is used to identify an individual data stream as well as channels between TE and MS. Multiple
DLCIs shall be supported but the number is implementation-specific. The DLCIs are dynamically assigned.

3.1.3 Address Flag Field

The content of the control field defines the type of frame. The control fields of the frames used in the present
document are described in the following table.

Bit
HEX[1] Frame Type Comment
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 1 1 1 P/F 1 0 0 0x2F SABM Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode
1 1 0 0 P/F 1 1 0 0x63 UA Unnumbered Acknowledgement
1 1 1 1 P/F 0 0 0 0x0F DM Disconnected Mode
1 1 0 0 P/F 0 1 0 0x43 DISC Disconnect
1 1 1 1 P/F 1 1 1 0xEF UIH Unnumbered Information with Header check
1 1 0 0 P/F 0 0 0 0x03 UI Unnumbered Information (Not supported)

Note：Hex value does not count the bit 5 value.

3.1.4 Length Field

This field is present only in case when basic option is activated.

Bit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7

The L1 to L7 bits indicates the length of the following data field.

The range of the length field may be extended by use of the EA bit. When the EA bit is set to 1 in an octet, it
is signifies that this octet is the last octet of the length field. When the EA bit is set to 0, it signifies that a
second octet of the length field follows. SIMCom multiplexer only supports two length octets so the EA bit is
always set to 0.

Note：Length field should always be contained in each frame even though information field is empty.

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3.1.5 Information Field

The information field is the payload of frame and carries the user data information (e.g. AT Command and
PPP data packet). The field is octet structured. The information field is only present in UIH frames.

3.2 Frame Type

3.2.1 SABM

SABM is command frame and shall be used to establish DLC between TE and MS. Please refer to 3.1 for
more details.

3.2.2 UA

UA frame is the response to SABM or DISC frame. Please see following diagram and refer to 3.1 and 3.6 for
more details.

SABM (Set up DLC 1)

MS UA (Response) TE

SIMCom Client
DISC (Close DLC 1)
Multiplex Receiver
er

UA (Response)

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3.2.3 DISC

DISC is command frame and shall be used to close down DLC. Prior to acting the command, the receiving
station shall confirm the acceptance of the DISC command by the transmission of a UA response. Please
see the diagram above and refer to 3.6 for more details.

3.2.4 DM

The DM response frame shall be used to report a status whether the station is logically disconnected from
the data link. When in disconnected mode no commands are accepted until the disconnected mode is
terminated by the receipt of a SABM command. If a DISC command is received while in disconnected mode
a DM response should be sent. Please refer to 3.1 for more details.

3.2.5 UIH

The UIH command/response shall be used to send user data at either station. Please refer to 3.2 for more
details.

3.2.6 UI

Not support.

3.3 DLC Establishment

The establishment of a DLC will be initiated by the TE.

TE wishing to establish a DLC transmits a SABM frame with the P-bit set to 1. The address field contains
the DLCI value associated with the desired connection. If MS is ready to establish the connection it will reply
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reply with a DM frame with the F-bit set to 1. Please refer to 3.1 for more details.

3.4 Closing Down DLC

The release of a DLC will be initiated from by the transmission of a DISC frame with the P-bit set to 1.
Confirmation of the DLC release is signaled by MS sending a UA frame with the F-bit set to 1. Once the
DLC has been released the MS enter disconnected mode for that particular DLC. If MS receiving the DISC
command is already in a disconnected mode it will send a DM response. Please refer to 3.6 for more
details.

3.5 Control Channel

Multiplexer control channel is the basic channel which is used to establish DLC, launch power saving, wake
up from power saving and implement flow control mechanism.

Control channel is the first channel established at the initiation of the multiplexer between the TE and MS
and it has the DLCI value 0.

UIH message frame is transmitted through control channel. All UIH message frame conform to the following
format.
Type Length Value 1 Value 2 …… Value n

Each box in the table represents a field of minimum size one octet.

The first type field octet has the following format:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA C/R T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6

The EA bit is an extension bit. It is set to 1 in the last octet of the sequence. In other octets EA is set to 0.
SIMCom multiplexer only supports one octet is transmitted. So EA is always set to 1.

The C/R bit indicates whether the message is a command or a response.

The T bits indicate the type coding. Each command has a unique pattern of bit sequence. This means that a
single-octet type field can encode 63 different message types. Only single octet message types are defined
in the present document. Please refer 2.5.1 to 2.5.6 for more details.

The length field octet has the following structure:

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3.6.1 PSC

Message type coding octet:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA C/R 0 0 0 0 1 0

Hex value is 0x43(Command), 0x41(Response)

The EA bit is always set to 1.

The length field in PSC message frame is 0. It has no value octet.

3.6.2 CLD

Message type coding octet:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA C/R 0 0 0 0 1 1
Hex value is 0xC3 (Command), 0xC1 (Response)

The EA bit is always set the 1.

The length field in CLD message frame is 0. It has no value octet.

3.6.3 Test

Message type coding octet:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA C/R 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hex value is 0x23 (Command), 0x21 (Response).

The EA bit is always set the 1.

The test command is used to test the connection between MS and the TE. The length byte describes the
number of value bytes, which are used as a verification pattern. The opposite entity shall respond with
exactly the same value bytes.

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3.6.4 MSC

MSC message frame is designed to convey virtual V.24 control signals. It has one mandatory control signal
byte and an optional break signal byte.

MSC shall be sent prior to any user data after a creation of a DLC.

Message format is:

Type Length DLCI V.24 control signals Break signals (Optional)

Message type coding octet:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA C/R 0 0 0 1 1 1
Hex value is 0xE3 (Command), 0xE1 (Response).

The EA bit is always set the 1.

The C/R bit is used to indicate if it is a Modem Status Command or Modem Status Response.

In a Modem Status Command it is the status of the sender’s own V.24 signals that shall be sent, but in a
Response it is copy of the V.24 signals that are received from the Command frame that shall be returned.

The DLCI field identifies the specific DLC to which the command applies. EA bit are always set to 1.

V.24 control signals format is:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA FC RTC RTR reserved(0) reserved (0) IC DV

Break signals is set to 0x01.

3.6.5 FCoff

Message type coding octet is:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA C/R 0 0 0 1 1 0
Hex value is 0x63 (Command), 0x61 (Response).
The length byte contains the value 0 and there are no value octets.

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3.6.6 FCon

Message type coding octet is：

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EA C/R 0 0 0 1 0 1

Hex value is 0xA3 (Command), 0xA1 (Response).

The length byte contains the value 0 and there are no value octets.

3.6.7 PN,NSC,RPN,RLS,SNC

Not Supported.

3.7 Data Channel

SIMCOM multiplexer data channels shall be used to transmit user data streams such as AT command data,
GPRS data and GSM CSD data streams.

Data channels shall be established after and only after control channel (DLCI 0) connected.
Please refer to 3.1 for more details.

NOTE

If the customer wants to transmit large data streams such as PPP, the DLCI 1 is recommend strongly
because the buffer of DLCI 1 (16K Byte) is more than other channel (1K Byte).

3.8 About Flow Control

SIMCOM multiplexer supports software flow control and can not perform hardware flow control mechanism.
Software flow control is implemented by GSM 0710 MSC, FCoff and FCon message frame.

MS will send MSC message to TE with FC bit set to 1 in V.24 control signals when refuse to accept frames.

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Whereas, set to 0 to inform recovery of receiving frames.

TE will send MSC message to MS with FC bit set to 1 in V.24 control signals when refuses to accept frames.
Whereas, set to 0 to inform recovery of receiving frames. When receiving MSC, MS will feed back MSC
response to indicate recover data transmission.

TE also can send Fcoff message to MS when refuses accept anything except control messages on DLC 0.
After this, MS will stop sending any frames through all the data channels except control channels. Control
channel is still alive and free to send any control message. Whereas, sends FCon to recover transmission.
When receiving Fcoff or FCon message, MS will feed back Fcoff or FCon response.

The difference between MSC and Fcon, Fcoff is that the former only flow controls one of the data channels,
and the latter controls all the data channels except controls channel.

Please refer to 3.4 for more details.

3.9 Samples for Frame Structure

Sample 1：
F9 03 3F 01 1C F9
Opening Flag Address Field Control Field Length Field FCS Closing Flag
Header DLCI 0 SABM Frame 0, no information filed Tail
This sample is a SABM frame to open DLCI 0.

Sample 2：
F9 05 EF 09 41 54 49 0D 58 F9
Opening Address Control
Length Field Information Field FCS Closing Flag
Flag Field Field
AT Command
Header DLC 1 UIH Frame 4 Tail
"ATI<CR>”
This sample is a UIH frame to transmit AT command "ATI<CR>".

Sample 3：
F9 01 EF 0B E3 07 07 0D 01 79 F9
Opening Address Control Length
Information Field FCS Closing Flag
Flag Field Field Field
MSC Message,
Header DLC 0 UIH Frame 5 Tail
length 3
This sample is a MSC message carried in UIH frame to transmit V2.4 signal 0x0D.

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3.10 Transmission Bit Sequence

Transmission is based on 1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.

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4 MUX Examples

4.1 Establish Channels

Step 1：Launch Multiplexer

Data
No Step Direction Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
TE launches MS 61 74 2B 63 6D 75
multiplexer function by ——> 78 3D 30 0D 0D 0A AT+CMUX=0<CR><LF>
AT command 4F 4B 0D 0A 0D 0A
AT+CMUX=0<CR><LF>O
1 K<CR><LF><CR><LF>
61 74 2B 63 6D 75
Host need quickly send
MS feed back response <—— 78 3D 30 0D 0D 0A
the establish DLC0 frame,
4F 4B 0D 0A 0D 0A
otherwise the client will
exit MUX state.

Step 2：Establish DLC 0

Data
No Step Direction Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
TE requests to ——> F9 03[note 2] 3F[note 3] SABM Frame
Establishes control 01 1C F9
channel DLCI 0, using
SABM frame
1
MS feeds back UA[note 1] < F9 03 73 01 D7 F9 UA Frame
for receiving SABM and ——
accepts to create DLCI
0

Step3：Establish DLC 1, 2

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Data Direction
No Step Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
TE requests to establish
——> F9 07 3F 01 DE F9
DLCI1 using SABM frame
MS feeds back UA for
1 receiving SABM and <—— F9 07 73 01 15 F9
accepts to create DLCI 1
MS send UIH frame MSC F9 01 EF 09 E3[note 4] 05
<——
message 07[note 5] 0D 9A F9
TE requests to establish
——> F9 0B 3F 01 59 F9
DLCI2 using SABM frame
MS feeds back UA for
2 receiving SABM and <—— F9 0B 73 01 92 F9
accepts to create DLCI 2
MS send UIH frame MSC F9 01 EF 09 E3 05 0B
<——
message 0D 9A F9
Establishment of DLC 3, 4
3
are the same as above
By now, 4 channels have
come into existence.
4
Multiplexer can work
normally

NOTE

 Note 1:
This frame is used to response SABM
1) If MS responses DM frame to TE, it means establish DLCI failed.
2) If MS responses UA frame to TE, it means establish DLCI successful.
For SIM800 series, when MS responses UA frame to TE, the frame uses one byte to represent the data
length, such as F9 07 73 01 15 F9.
For SIM900 series, when MS responses UA frame to TE, the frame uses two bytes to represent the
data length, such as F9 03 73 00 00 A4 F9.
 Note 2:
The bit means DLCI channel.03 means control channel DLCI 0, 07means logical channel DLCI 1,ob
means logical channel DLCI 2,0F means logical channel DLCI 3,13 means logical channel DLCI 4.
 Note 3:
The bit means frame type. 3F means SABM frame, 73 means UA frame, 1F means DM frame, 53
means DISC frame, EF means UIH frame.
 Note 4:
The bit means the message that UIH frame carries. E3 means MSC message, 43means PSC
message, 63 means FCoff message, A3 means FCon message, C3 means CLD message.

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 Note 5:
The bit means the channel of the MSC message send to.

4.2 Frame Transmission

After establishment of control channel and data channels, TE and MS can transmit data through UIH frames
between each other.

Data Direction
No Step Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
TE sends AT command ——> F9 07 EF 09 41 54 49 UIH Frame
"ATI<CR>" through DLC 1 0D 58 F9
MS feeds back through DLC <—— F9 07 EF 09 41 54 49 0d UIH Frame
1 3F F9
1 F9 07 EF 21 0D 0A 53
49 4D 39 30 30 20 52 31
31 2E 30 0D 0A FF F9
F9 07 EF 0D 0D 0A 4F
4B 0D 0A 4A F9
TE sends AT command ——> F9 0B EF 07 41 54 0D UIH Frame
"AT<CR>" through DLC 2” 35 F9
MS feeds back through DLC <—— F9 0B EF 06 00 61 74 UIH Frame
2
2 0D EF F9
F9 0B EF 0C 00 0D 0A
4F 4B 0D 0A DF F9
DLC 3, 4 are same as
3
above

4.3 Power Saving Mode and Wake Up

Power saving
Data Direction
No Step Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
TE sends PSC message F9 03 EF 05 43 01 PSC Command
1 ——>
through DLC 0 F2 F9 Frame

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MS feeds back PSC message F9 03 EF 05 41 01 PSC Response

<——
through DLC 0 F2 F9 Frame

2 MS enters power saving mode Note

Wake up
Set DTR low

NOTE

Power Saving Mode could be launched after AT+CSCLK=1 and then set DTR high.

4.4 Flow Control

Data Direction
No Step Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
MS sends MSC message
with FC bit set to 1 through
F9 01 EF 0B E3 07 07 8F
1 control channel DLC 0 to <——
01 79 F9
indicate refusing to accept
anything on DLC 1
MS sends MSC message
with FC bit set to 0 through
F9 01 EF 0B E3 07 07 8D
2 control channel DLC 0 to <——
01 79 F9
indicate recovery of DLC 1
data transmission
TE sends MSC message with
FC bit set to 1 through control
F9 01 EF 0B E3 07 07 8F
3 channel DLC 0 to indicate ——>
01 79 F9
refusing to accept anything
on DLC 1
TE sends MSC message with
FC bit set to 0 through
F9 01 EF 0B E3 07 07 8D
4 control channel DLC 0 to ——>
01 79 F9
indicate recovery of DLC 1
data transmission
TE sends FCoff message
through DLC 0 to indicate
5 ——> F9 01 EF 05 63 01 93 F9
refusing to accept anything
on all DLC except DLC 0

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TE sends FCon message

6 through DLC 0 to indicate ——> F9 01 EF 05 A3 01 93 F9
recovery of data transmission

4.5 Dealing with the Wrong Frame

After successful establishment of data channels, Data transmission between TE and MS is normal.
Data Direction
No Step Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
1 TE sends hex value 0xF1 ——> F1 Note
TE tests AT command
F9 07 EF 07 41 54 0D 06
transmission through DLC 1 ——>
F9
after re-sync
2
MS feeds back response and F9 07 EF 07 41 54 0D 67
synchronization has been reset F9 F9 07 EF 0D 0D 0A 4F
<——
to normal 4B 0D 0A 8A F9

NOTE

 Sending illegal hex byte will lead MS to receive a wrong frame.

 When receiving illegal hex byte between frames, MS will just throw it away automatically and
waiting for the next frame. If next Frame is legal, the Multiplexer will handle it, and MS will give you
a right response; If not, the Multiplexer will still throw it away and wait for the next frame.

4.6 Closing down Multiplexers

Data Direction
No Step Hex Comment
TE<——>MS
TE sends DISC frame to
——> F9 07 53 01 3f F9
request closing down DLC 1
1
MS feeds back UA frame to
<—— F9 07 73 00 00 D7 F9
accept
TE sends DISC frame to
——> F9 0B 53 01 B8 F9
2 request closing down DLC 2
MS feeds back UA frame to <—— F9 0B 73 01 92 F9

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accept
TE sends DISC frame to
——> F9 0F 53 01 3f F9
request closing down DLC 3
3
MS feeds back UA frame to
<—— F9 0F 73 01 50 F9
accept
TE sends DISC frame to
——> F9 13 53 01 3f F9
request closing down DLC 4
4
MS feeds back UA frame to
<—— F9 13 73 01 5D F9
accept
TE sends CLD message frame
to request closing down ——> F9 01 EF 05 C3 01 F2 F9
5 multiplexer through DLC 0
MS feeds back CLD response
<—— F9 01 EF 05 C1 01 D3 F9
to accept
By now, closing down
6
procedure is over

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